Numbers:24

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* And when Bil ’am saw that it was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord to bless Israel , he went not , as at other times , to seek for enchantments , but he set his face toward the wilderness . * And Bil ’am lifted up his eyes , and when he saw Israel encamped according to their tribes , there came upon him the spirit of God . * And he took up his parable , and said , Thus saith Bil ’am the son of Beor , and thus saith the man whose eyes are open ; * Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God , who seeth the vision of the Almighty , falling down , with unvailed eyes : * How beautiful are thy tents , O Jacob , thy dwelling , O Israel ! * As streams are they spread forth , as gardens by the river ’s side , as aloe –trees , which the Lord hath planted , as cedar –trees beside the waters . * Water runneth out of His buckets , that his seed may be moistened by abundance of water ; and exalted above Agag shall be his king , and raised on high shall be his kingdom . * God , who brought him forth out of Egypt , is to him like the heights of the reem ; he will devour nations , his oppressors , and their bones will he break , and pierce through with his arrows . * He coucheth , he lieth down as a lion , and as a lioness : who shall make him rise up ? They that bless thee be blessed , and they that curse thee be cursed . * And the anger of Balak was kindled against Bil ’am , and he struck his hands together : and Balak said unto Bil ’am , To denounce my enemies did I call thee , and , behold , thou hast even blessed them these three times . * And now flee thou to thy place : I thought to honor thee greatly ; but , lo , the Lord hath kept thee back from honor . * And Bil ’am said unto Balak , Did I not already speak to thy messengers , whom thou sentest unto me , saying , * If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold , I could not transgress the order of the Lord , to do good or evil out of my own heart : what the Lord will speak , that must I speak ? * And now , behold , I am going unto my people : come , I will advise thee against what this people will do to thy people in the end of days . * And he took up his parable and said , Thus saith Bil ’am the son of Beor , and thus saith the man whose eyes are open ; * Thus saith he who heareth the sayings of God , and knoweth the knowledge of the Most High , who seeth the vision of the Almighty , falling down , with unvailed eyes : * I see him , but not now ; I behold him , but not nigh ; there steppeth forth a star out of Jacob , and there ariseth a sceptre out of Israel , and he pierceth the chiefs of Moab , and destroyeth all the children of Sheth . * And Edom shall be a conquest , and Seir shall be a conquest for his enemies ; and Israel shall do valiantly . * And there shall rule the one from Jacob , and he shall destroy whatever escapeth out of the city . * And he looked on Amalek , and he took up his parable , and said , The first of nations is Amalek ; but his latter end shall be destruction for ever . * And he looked on the Kenites , and took up his parable , and said , Strong is thy dwelling –place , and placed on the rock is thy nest . * Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted : whither will Asshur carry thee away captive ? * And he took up his parable , and said , Alas , who shall live when God doth appoint this one ? * But ships will come from the coast of Kittim , and will afflict Asshur , and will afflict ‘Eber ; and he also will be given to destruction for ever . * And Bil ’am rose up , and went and returned to his place ; and Balak also went his way .

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